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A self-propelled submersible vehicle which comprises a hull and a cockpit defined within the hull, a transparent dome on the top of the hull formed with the cockpit and enclosure walls defining the cockpit within the hull. The cockpit is open ended at the bottom thereof, and the hull is non-watertig

A self-propelled submersible vehicle which comprises a hull and a cockpit defined within the hull, a transparent dome on the top of the hull formed with the cockpit and enclosure walls defining the cockpit within the hull. The cockpit is open ended at the bottom thereof, and the hull is non-watertight. Compressed air tanks are provided in the hull, and these tanks communicate with a regulator valve which provides a constant flow of air into the cockpit forming an air bubble providing a breathable section of the cockpit for the passengers. An air exhaust device is incorporated with the regulator valve assembly for controlling the volume of the air bubble within the cockpit in response to the water level within the cockpit.

대표청구항 ▼

A non-watertight submersible vehicle comprising a hull, an open bottom cockpit having enclosure walls, separate and spaced inward from the hull, and defining open floodable compartments therebetween, and a canopy which is at least partially transparent mounted to the enclosure walls, compressed air

A non-watertight submersible vehicle comprising a hull, an open bottom cockpit having enclosure walls, separate and spaced inward from the hull, and defining open floodable compartments therebetween, and a canopy which is at least partially transparent mounted to the enclosure walls, compressed air storage means provided in the hull and conduit means communicating the compressed air storage means to the cockpit for providing an air bubble within the cockpit, a regulating valve provided on the conduit means for regulating the ingress of air from the compressed air storage means into the cockpit, and an air egress control means coordinated to determine with the regulating valve the volume of air within the cockpit forming the air bubble at varying depths.